Breweries

Breweries in Missoula have a variety of local flavors sure to satisfy the beer-lover in you. Feeling thirsty? Come taste what Missoula has to offer. Montana ranks #2 in the nation for craft breweries per capita, and Missoulians love to celebrate their brew. Enjoy responsibly by taking a brewery tour.

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Big Sky Brewing Company

Ever wanted to Slay a Trout or see a Moose Drool? Then Big Sky Brewing is for you! Big Sky specializes in everything ale (with an occasional lager thrown in). Offering a range of great beers, this is the place to go when you are looking for a relaxing atmosphere and beer samples handed to you with no obligation except to limit yourself to the state mandated four-eight ounce glasses.

Regular Offerings:

Moose Drool - Brown Ale

Scape Goat - Pale Ale

Trout Slayer - Ale

Powder Hound - Winter Ale

Summer Honey - Seasonal Ale

Big Sky - India Pale Ale (IPA)

Shake A Day

Slow Elk

Seasonal Offerings:

Buckin' Monk Tripel Ale

Biere De Noel Strong Belgian Dark Ale

Ivan The Terrible Imperial Stout

Olde Bluehair Barley Wine

All Souls Ale Dark Tripel

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Summer Honey: It's what to drink during the warmer months. Add a slice of lemon, and no one will ever suspect you're a tourist.

5417 Trumpeter Way

406.549.2777

Conflux Brewing Company

One of Missoula's newest breweries is all about gathering for good?blending good beer, good food and good folks with environmentally sustainable and community-driven practices.

Regular Offerings:

Landi-Loo Gluten Free Ale

Uncle Sethe's Marmalade #1

Barbless Gold A

Chili Nelson Poblano Ale

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Velvet Danger Hazelnut Brown

200 E Main St

406.926.3589

Draught Works

Featuring a variety of beers on tap, this brewery is family-friendly and has had a warm reception in its north-side neighborhood. Stop on by and enjoy live music, great beer, root beer or ginger ale, and rub elbows with the locals.

Regular Offerings:

That's What She Said Cream Ale

Clothing Optional Pale Ale

Gwin Du Welsh Style Tribute Stout

Scepter Head India Pale Ale

Shadow Caster Alt Beer

Quill Pig Czech Style Pilsner

Seasonal Offerings:

Citra Mafia Triple IPA

Flying Red Carpet Scottish Ale

Low Self-Esteem California Common Lager

Pineapple Express Tropical IPA

Soul City Kolsch

My Ruca American Pale Ale

Pop Gose the Weasel Blood Orange Gose

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Clothing Optional Pale Ale: Yep, it's a fun one to order and an even better one to drink.

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Church Picnic Cream Ale: This lightly hopped beer has a satisfying nutty, creamy finish. It's great for all occasions, especially your church picnic, wherever or whatever your church may be.

2230 McDonald Ave

406.317.1557

Highlander Beer - Missoula Brewing Company

Purveyors of Highlander Beer, Montana's oldest beer brand, Missoula Brewing Company offers 12 taps each featuring a different craft brew! The massive tap-room offers plenty of space to kick back, enjoy a killer beer, chomp down on a slice of artisanal pizza, and ogle at numerous pieces of beer memorabilia from the 1900's rich in Highlander history. Perfect for the solo beer-lover, groups of friends and families alike!

Regular Offerings:

Devil's Hump Red Ale

Mount Jumbo Northwest IPA

Bighorn Peak American Bock

Lost Peak Lager

Seasonal Offerings:

Elk Mountain Porter

Electric Peak India Pale Lager

Lava Mountain Dyr-Hopped Double Red

Wine Barrel-Aged MT. Baldy Belgian Golden Stong

Fortress Rock Imperial Stout

Grapefruit Mount Jumbo IPA

Wolf Point Wheat

Mystic Mountain Rye Ale

Thunder Mountain Black IPA

Strawberry Wolf Peak Wheat

Haystack Butte Golden Ale

Pintler Peak Doppelbock

Mount Obermayer Helles Lager

Boulder Peak Nut Brown Ale

Graveyard Hill Belgian Pumpkin Dubbel

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Devil's Hump Red Ale: Beautiful Red Ale with complex layers of malt and light hops for a rich experience. An instant classic that will have you feeling like a Montanan in no time!

200 International Dr.

406.549.8193

Imagine Nation Brewing Company

The INBC transcends how a brewery serves a community by being the first in the country to include a center for community transformation. Through craft beer and education, the INBC is a unique model of celebration and dialogue, envisioned to joyfully address the challenges of our time and fuel social change in Missoula, Montana, and Beyond.

Regular Offerings:

Lupujus 7

Merging Waters River Ale

Seasonal Offerings:

Seeking Strength Red Rye Ale

Luminous Folly Oatmeal Stout

A Field Beyond Sparkling Spring Ale

Horseman Pass By British Pale Ale

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Merging Waters River Ale This extra special golden ale was designed specifically to imbibe while enjoying the neighboring Clark Fork River.

1151 W Boardway

406.926.1251

Kettlehouse Brewing Company

With two locations, Kettlehouse South (the original and fondly referred to by locals as the K-Hole) is a local foot-traffic favorite located just across the river from downtown. Kettlehouse North is located in a historic warehouse in Missoula's northside railroad district. Whichever location you choose, with Pilsners to Porters and Bitters to Bocks, the diversity is endless. The taps are always running and you're lucky to catch a seat as they are always hopping!

Regular Offerings:

Cold Smoke Scotch Ale

Double Haul IPA

Eddy Out Pale Ale

Lake Missoula Amber

Olde Bongwater Hemp Porter

Fresh Bongwater Pale Ale

Brick and Mortar Imperial Belgian Porter

Seasonal Offerings:

Gingseng Pale Ale

Hellgate Honey Hefeweizen

Festival of the Dead Very Pale Ale

Zula Stout aka Slow Ride Stout

Maibock

Discombobulator Doppelbock

Al Pilsner

Garden City Pale Ale

Hemptober Spliff

Joe Bong Coffee Porter

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Cold Smoke Scotch Ale: A perfect blend of not too bitter and not too sweet, with a hint of smoke and coffee.

600 Myrtle St & 313 N 1st St

406.728.1660

Tamarack Brewing

With bars and restaurants on both levels and flat-screen televisions galore, Tamarack is a great place to catch a game, taste some brews and chow down. Note: The beer sampler is impressive! On average, you taste from eight to ten different beers.

Regular Offerings:

Hat Trick Hop IPA

Yard Sale Ale

Switchback Stout

Bear Bottom Blonde

Sip and Go Naked

Wakeboard Wit

Seasonal Offerings:

Rye Sally Rye PA

Mandarin White IPA

Old Stache Porter

Badrock Black IPA

Buck Snort Scotch Ale

Smash Marzen

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The Hat Trick Hop IPA: It's big, bold and bitter, exactly as an IPA should be.